About Thomas Cloud

Thomas Cloud graduated from The University of Washington in June 2011 with a BA in Economics and History. Since graduating he has interned for The Leadership Institute, CNS News and The Heritage Foundation. He is currently living in Seattle as a writer.

Video Games: The Rising Art

By |2014-04-24T08:27:42-05:00April 21st, 2014|Categories: Art, Ayn Rand, Culture, Literature, Music|

I believe video games are art. I don’t think that’s a very controversial thing to say anymore, but it bears repeating. It’s true that Lord of the Flies comes to mind now and again if I play a cooperative game with my friends. It’s also true that video games can be dangerously addictive. But in moderation, [...]

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The Sports Obsession of a Lonely City

By |2014-04-10T14:51:39-05:00March 28th, 2014|Categories: Community, Sports|Tags: |

I’m from Seattle (the area if you want to be picky). Now I know that everyone likes to brag about their city being a sports town, but Seattle takes the cake. How else do the Mariners continue to have fans? Why is soccer actually popular here? And why the heck won’t the NBA move back!? [...]

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